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Tennis center debuts tomorrow

The new Longboat Key Public Tennis Center building is open for business.

Temporarily, at least.

Public Works Director Juan Florensa told The Longboat Observer Tuesday that the Planning, Zoning and Building Department has issued a temporary certificate of occupancy for the new building, just in time to host The United States Tennis Association National Senior Clay Courts Tournament December 2.

It’s the fourth time the clay court tournament has been held at the tennis center and the first time it is deemed a national one.

The Longboat Key Town Commission approved a site plan amendment to the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center, 590 Bay Isles Road, last year for a $732,000 project that includes a larger, 1,750-square-foot tennis building/pro shop.